Razor-strop.



M. MI HILLS. RAZOR STROP.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29, 1909.

959 45 1 Patented Feb. 22, 1910.

W, WWW

TD STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MERRICK A. MIHILLS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RAZOB-STROP.

To all whom it'mag concern:

Be it' known that I, Mnnmox A. Mr HILLS, a citizen of the United States, 'resid- 'ing at Chica o, in the countyof Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Razor-Strops, of which the following is a specification.

The purpose of the present invention is to devise a strop for providin razors and other like implements with keen cuttin d es, the invention supplying a strop Whic e will both whet and strop the razor at one and the sameoperation.

The invention contemplates a strop. havingsharpening or abrading material em-.

bedded in the surface thereof and having smooth and roughened portions acting the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings forming a part of the specification: Figure 1 is a front view of a. razor strop embodying theinvention, an intermediate portion being broken away. Fig. 2 is a View of the strop as seen from the reverse side, an end portion being broken away. Fig. 3 'is a transverse section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1- showing the strop on a larger scale.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The strop may be constructed of any suit able material commonly employed in the manufacture of such devices and may comprise a number of plies or consist of a sln' le piece. When the strop is constructed 0 a ing or abrasive material such as carborun dum, emery, pulverized whet stone or the like, said material being combined with paraflin or other oleaginous material formin a binder or vehicle so as to retain the pfiverulent particles together and retain the Serial No. 505.024.

same in place in the pockets or depressions Specification of Letters Patent. Pat nt d F b. 22, 1910. Application filed June 29, 1909. i

may be filled with the material in any 'manher and such material'compressed or'forced nto thepockets by being rolled therein orsubjected to' compressive force in any manner. The pockets filled with the abrasive orssharpen ng material constitute in effect spots and arejso related'as to form a stri in the length of the strop and are space to, provide intermediate smooth surfaces which act u on 'theedge of the razor or other keen-edged implement for 'sharpeni'n the same-and imparting asmoothness an keenness to the edge during thestropping operation.

A series of grooves and fine ribs 2 are provided adjacent the strip containing spots of sharpening material and these grooves and 'ribs likewise form a strip, the-grooves and ribs being exceedinglyfine and arranged transversely or at aright angle to the length of the strop whereby in the operation of stropping, a razor, the blade is drawn over the grooves and ribs at an oblique angle thereto-thereby producing the best effect in the provision of a keen edge. The fine grooves and ribs 2 may be formed in any manner. In the preferable construction, the strip containin the spots of abrading material is 'locate Inidway' between the longitudinal'edges of the strop and the strips'or edge portlonsupon opposite sides of the intermediate strip are provided with fine ribs and grooves.

A strop constructed in the manner herein disclosed performs the dual function, of both whetting and strop ing at one and the same time thereby great y facilitating the operation an'd insuring the provision of a keen edge with less effort and preventing fa,- tigue. After the razor or other keen-ed ed implement has been stropped upon theside of the stropprovided with the strips of abrasive material and toothed, portions the strop is reversed" and-the edge made finer by stropping the razor upon-the smooth side 3 of the strop as indicated in Fig. 2.

From the foregoingdescrip'tion, taken in connection. with the accompanying drawings, the advantages of the construction and of the method ofoperation will be readily apparent tqthose skilled in the art of 'th'e invention, to -Wl11Ch I now consi to which'the invention appertains, and while I have described the principle of operation ethe'r with the device bodiment thereof, I desire to have; it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative, and that such changes may be made when desired as are within the scope of the' claims appended hereto.

Having thus described thein'vention, what provided w th fine ribs and grooves.

&

er to be 'the best emwith fine grooves smooth surfaced portions be- 2. A strop having, a surface formed in parallel strips, one strip Gomprismg ribs and the other strip having grooves and spots of abrasive material embedde therein,

3. A strop having an intermediate portion between its longitudinal edges provided with spots of abrasive material embedded therein and having the-edge portions at the sides of the intermediate portion formed and ribs. In testimony whereof I afix my signaturin presence ,of two witnesses. MERRICK A. MIHILLS.

Witnesses: 1

JOHN W. CREMENS, JOHN GUNZENHAUSER.

fine I 

